The judge in his case, Col. Donald Eller Jr., will hand down a verdict and sentence in the second trial he has overseen this week. He gave another former instructor, Senior Airman Christopher Oliver, two years in prison and a dishonorable discharge Wednesday.

Caught up in a scandal that's ensnared 33 Lackland instructors who've come under scrutiny for illicit relationships with 67 recruits and tech school trainees, Oliver was convicted of consensual sodomy, wrongful sexual contact, adultery, dereliction of duty and having unprofessional relationships.

He was acquitted of other charges that could have landed him in prison for life.

Prosecutors said all of Lira's relationships were consensual, but violated Air Force rules. He had sex with Airman 1 while she was in the medical hold unit. She met Lira in his dorm office, where they kissed, and then had sex in a community shower. After being discharged, she intentionally missed her flight, checked into a San Antonio hotel and saw him for the next three days.

“A relationship like this should never have been an option for me,” Airman 1 said, blaming Lira and the Air Force for allowing it to happen. After that, she didn't trust the Air Force.